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It turns out there is a Star Wars train in Japan. Unfortunately, it isn’t the interstellar kind. At least not for now.

The train, which runs on the Nankai Railway line between Namba station and the Kansai Airport (KIX), had been painted black with Star Wars characters emblazoned on its side, in anticipation of the movie release. The interior has been redecorated as well.

This is what the Rapi:t train looks like without the Star Wars decoration. According to the railway, the unique design of the train was meant to “fuse strength and speed”, though others spotted a similarity with Darth Vader’s helmet.

It’s expected to continue running until May of next year.

The particular train with the decoration is the 6-carriage 50000 series which can seat up to 252 individuals and can go up to 130km/h. It covers the distance between the airport and Osaka’s central district in just under half an hour.

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It’s not the first time it’s been redecorated, however. Two other special paints have included one for Gundam (red) and low-cost-carrier Peach (purple and white).